Alfonso Pandolfi or Alphonse Pandolfi (died 1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Comacchio The Diocese of Comacchio (Latin: Dioecesis Comaclensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the coastal town of Comacchio in the province of Ferrara and region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. In 1986, the diocese of Commachio was united with the dioce ...
(1631–1648). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 12 May 1631, Alfonso Pandolfi was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
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as
Bishop of Comacchio The Diocese of Comacchio (Latin: Dioecesis Comaclensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the coastal town of Comacchio in the province of Ferrara and region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. In 1986, the diocese of Commachio was united with the dioce ...
.
On 18 May 1631, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia
Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia (5 January 1585 in Ferrara – 1 June 1641 in Rome) was an Italian cardinal of the Pio di Savoia family. He was the uncle of Cardinal Carlo Pio di Savoia.
Life
His father was Enea Pio di Savoia, Signore di Sassuolo ...
,
Cardinal-Bishop
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of
Porto e Santa Rufina
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, with
Erasmo Paravicini
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,
Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia
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Bishop of Rimini
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, serving as
co-consecrators
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.
He served as Bishop of Comacchio until his death on 4 October 1648.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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of
Didier Palleti
Didier Palleti, C.R.L. (1587–1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nice (1644–1658).
Biography
Didier Palleti was born in 1587 in Verceil, France and ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran.
On 28 Nov 1644 ...